ASH Stock — Ashland Inc.

Ashland Inc. (ASH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ASH is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.36%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.2%.

Ashland Inc. is a specialty chemicals company that produces additives and ingredients used across pharmaceutical, personal care, food and beverage, industrial coatings, and other markets. The company operates four segments—Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates—serving customers globally through operations in North and Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. It distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate.

ASH performance

Returns are updating. ASH's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.2%.

ASH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.19%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

2.36%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.35%

5-year average yield

1.74

Last close

$71.15 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,258,198,276

Average volume

429998.0

Dividend

$0.42

Ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

0.4

Payout ratio

51.1%

P/E ratio

45.61

Forward P/E

15.748

EPS

$1.56

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.36%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.35%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ASH risks and drawbacks

ASH's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 24.2%.

Who may consider ASH — and who may not

ASH may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ASH pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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